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and united states. every minute that this man and his family are at risk, it is destroying what ever it is you are building. as long as it takes, it takes. he is comfortable. they were so focused on our needs, our risks, and not the risk and problems of the chinese that they just rushed negotiation. even if i did not care one iota for human rights in china and all i cared about was the agenda of the secretary geithner is pursuing in his visit, i would be emphasizing chen guangcheng case because that is what puts china on the defensive. ronald reagan understood that when he dealt with the pentecostal. every time the russians wanted to negotiate nuclear weapons policy, he would say what are you doing about this? a winner they getting out? when will they begin to understand that these dissidents were not in the way of american policy but that they were for a policy. ronald reagan was able to negotiate a better deals on weapons and on dollar relations. if you focus on your weakness and do not understand the
and united states. every minute that this man and his family are at risk, it is destroying what ever it is you are building. as long as it takes, it takes. he is comfortable. they were so focused on our needs, our risks, and not the risk and problems of the chinese that they just rushed negotiation. even if i did not care one iota for human rights in china and all i cared about was the agenda of the secretary geithner is pursuing in his visit, i would be emphasizing chen guangcheng case because...
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it is a dim reflection of ourselves in the united states. that is why we have an awfully hard time looking in the mirror. politically, there's something here for everybody. you look at greece and you say, see? that is how we're going if we cannot get this debt under control. we will lose the ability to control our destiny and the markets will control it force. and you say, see, greece, what happens when you cut, cut, cut. there's something there for the entire spectrum for everybody. together, we need to support your. -- support europe. i know how politically awful it would be for the administration to go to congress and say, boy, how about a bailout for europe? the pulling of hairs and gnashing of teeth. we have to be involved, even if it is token, even if it is small. we are investing in europe as they have invested in us and our foreign policy objectives. for the last 10 years, europe was in afghanistan could not necessarily because of the national security threat that they saw, but because they were there for american solidarity. europe
it is a dim reflection of ourselves in the united states. that is why we have an awfully hard time looking in the mirror. politically, there's something here for everybody. you look at greece and you say, see? that is how we're going if we cannot get this debt under control. we will lose the ability to control our destiny and the markets will control it force. and you say, see, greece, what happens when you cut, cut, cut. there's something there for the entire spectrum for everybody. together,...
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the united states of america. while we, not only become susceptible to them, not only do we become -- put ourselves in an inferior position by borrowing money from them, but we also end up giving that money back to them in aid programs and i would like to talk about that tonight, the fact of how can we possibly borrow money from a country that looks at us as their enemy and at the same time, we are becoming vulnerable, we then increase our investment in the private sector in that country and also we have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in aid programs to the communist chinese regime and with that in mind, i ask the congressional research service to assemble a list of programs that the congress funds that go directly to supporting development and the economy of china. it is a partial list, because there are so many programs that after weeks of work, they could not even find them all. this list i'm about to read is of projects they have funded and have been funded over the last three years when the obama -- at
the united states of america. while we, not only become susceptible to them, not only do we become -- put ourselves in an inferior position by borrowing money from them, but we also end up giving that money back to them in aid programs and i would like to talk about that tonight, the fact of how can we possibly borrow money from a country that looks at us as their enemy and at the same time, we are becoming vulnerable, we then increase our investment in the private sector in that country and...
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requirements of title 28, united states code. section 214, at the discretion of the attorney general, any amounts that otherwise may be available up to 3% may be used by such office to provide training and technical assistance. section 215, the attorney general may waiver the requirements of title 1 of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968. section 216, section 20109-a of title 2 of the violent crime control and law enforcement enforcement act of 1994 shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other act. section 217, none of the funds may be used by a federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm. section 218, none of the funds may be used for implementing the requirement for public entities to provide a permanent means of accessible entry to pools and spas under the revised regulations of the americans with disabilities act of 1990. section 219, none of the funds may be used to report information to the department of justice regarding the sale of multiple rifles.
requirements of title 28, united states code. section 214, at the discretion of the attorney general, any amounts that otherwise may be available up to 3% may be used by such office to provide training and technical assistance. section 215, the attorney general may waiver the requirements of title 1 of the omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968. section 216, section 20109-a of title 2 of the violent crime control and law enforcement enforcement act of 1994 shall not apply to amounts...
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states attorneys including the offices of the united states attorneys, the united states marshals service or the employees of the department of justice to carry out activities located at a newly built federal court house in los angeles, california. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. denham: this simply prevents the funds from being used to divert vital resources to an unneeded federal court house in los angeles. i have the distinct privilege of chairing a subcommittee and i have oversight over the federal court house. the g.a.o. completed a review of the 33 courthouses constructed between 2000 and 2010. what they found was incredible. g.s.a. has built over 3.5 million square feet of courthouse space that we don't need at a cost of $800 million. as a result, the judiciary went across the country and several underutilizes every single new courthouse. the g.a.o. identified three reasons, first of all when g.s.a. is not busy, taking vacations in las vegas, they continue to build bigger courthouses than congress authorizes. the chair: the gentleman will suspend. ask th
states attorneys including the offices of the united states attorneys, the united states marshals service or the employees of the department of justice to carry out activities located at a newly built federal court house in los angeles, california. the chair: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. denham: this simply prevents the funds from being used to divert vital resources to an unneeded federal court house in los angeles. i have the distinct privilege of chairing a subcommittee...
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thank you for your continued support of your united states air force. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. we have been involved in combat operations since the turn of the century, which have required our personnel to deploy a frequently and have caused incredible wear and tear on both people and the vital equipment we need our readiness. frankly, we have had a little time to train for anything other than counter-insurgency. notwithstanding the steps taken by congress to increase investments, reported readiness rates have significantly declined over the past 10 years. record funding and still significant declines. in past readiness subcommittees', we have been told by your predecessors that an increase in readiness will not occur until we see an increase in tempo. now we have the drawdown in iraq. surge recovery in afghanistan this year. they stayed drawdown thereafter. what are your best projections as to when we will see a more positive readiness trend in light of the drawdown currently underway? >> thank you, chairman.
thank you for your continued support of your united states air force. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, gentlemen. we have been involved in combat operations since the turn of the century, which have required our personnel to deploy a frequently and have caused incredible wear and tear on both people and the vital equipment we need our readiness. frankly, we have had a little time to train for anything other than counter-insurgency. notwithstanding the steps taken...
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this is a big issue that is fundamental to the united states. we have been obsolete system that is impossible to make work effectively. the forces that support it will fight every inch of the way. this may be too big a challenge, but we do need to have a national discussion about how to get congress to be effective. congress has decayed dramatically in the last 20 years. the senate has become a dysfunctional institution. under our constitution, if congress does not understand things and cannot legislate things, you cannot fix it. it is really important that we have a much bigger national debate. because we will pursue solutions, we want those solutions to be real. we will campaign for a republican president, a republican house, a republican senate, republican governors, state legislators. america is a complex, mosaic government. the presidency matters. but so do all the other offices of self-government. if you are going to have change in america, it has to occur in many places simultaneously. as to the presidency, i am asked sometimes, it is mit
this is a big issue that is fundamental to the united states. we have been obsolete system that is impossible to make work effectively. the forces that support it will fight every inch of the way. this may be too big a challenge, but we do need to have a national discussion about how to get congress to be effective. congress has decayed dramatically in the last 20 years. the senate has become a dysfunctional institution. under our constitution, if congress does not understand things and cannot...